Russian President commends topics of APEC 2017 meeting

Da Nang (VNA) – Russian President Vladimir
Putin highlighted the practicality of topics discussed at the 25th APEC
Economic Leaders’ Meeting, at a press briefing after the event concluded in
central Da Nang city on November 11.

The digital economy, brought up for discussion by Vietnam
this year’s meeting, is a very practical and important issue, Putin told
reporters.

The Russian President said the meeting also addressed
other pressing issues such as counter-terrorism, energy market forecasting,
trade liberalisation and APEC’s development prospects.

However, he said some issues cannot be addressed and
resolved individually, for example those related to micro-, small-, medium-sized
enterprises (MSMEs). They should be considered together with the chain
production of the modern economy as well as with the digital economy, he noted.

Putin also highly appreciated the meeting’s outcomes,
saying Vietnam, as the host, has done everything to make it go smoothly. The meeting
is very important to enhancing regional cooperation, he added. –VNA